Care planning and reviews for looked after children
Over the past 20 years research has painted a consistent picture of the difficulties in sustaining good practice in care planning and reviews for looked after children (LAC) Thomas, (2011) and Bijleveld et al. (2013).
The biggest challenges have been:
Ensuring planning and review are centred on what is best for the particular child and not [...]Care applications on the rise, Cafcass figures show
The number of care applications on the rise in September; risen by 7% year on year, Cafcass have revealed. Cafcass received a total of 902 applications last month compared to 843 the year before.
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) received 902 applications last month compared to 843 in September [...]
Lawyers to receive training to make court process easier
Lawyers will receive specialist training before taking part in sexual abuse or rape trials, under government plans to make going to court easier and less distressing for victims.
The move follows growing calls for legal advocates to be better prepared to deal with sensitive cases, and comes just weeks after a damning report [...]
Rise in cases of ritual child abuse linked to witchcraft beliefs reported, say police
More cases of ritual child abuse linked to belief in witchcraft are being reported, the police said. A threefold increase in allegations say police, including two claims of rape and of children beaten ‘to drive out the devil’
The Metropolitan police have received 27 allegations in the past year, including two claims of rape; [...]
Increasing demand for adoption experts prompts new social work course
Community Care’s job site has seen an increase in [...]
Support foster carers of young people showing harmful sexual behaviour
Social workers must focus on the broader support system around children showing signs of harmful sexual behaviour, says clinician Stephen Barry.
A principal clinician has spoken about how “really important” involving foster carers is when tackling the issue of children and young people showing signs of harmful sexual behaviour (HSB).
Stephen Barry, who is a principal clinician [...]
